Clear Complexion Created Largely by Proper Diet (May 20, 1936)

by Antoinette DonnellyMay 20, 1936

Clear Complexion I Created Largely by Proper Diet

R ANTOINETTE -DONNELLY.

It's at this time of year that one sees so plainly every little complexion blemish in her own face and in those of others. Perhaps it isn't that the skies are brighter, the penetrating sunlit day more revealing. It may be just that it s one s new and gayer -. one s desire to start again

from "scratch" with everything just right. Anyway, the complexion ill queries do come pouring in, which means something.

If you were confined to one season in which to pursue complexion Ills of minor nature, this one right now would be the winner, because of the internal care you can give yourself, a point often overlooked in the pur- suit of the skin you love to see in your mirror. Goodness knows, girls, you know about the lotions. You know about astringents for closing pores.

You know, too, about the influence of diet on the skin, but you often listen with an ear cocked for a magic formula instead. Isn't it the truth? You don't want to hear much about diets and internal cleanliness for the skin. It sounds so dry, and you like better to a pore cleanser, let s say, that promises an overnight miracle. Well, there "ain't no such cleanser." There isn't any formula that s going to clear up permanently your tendency to those nasty little blemishes that make the skin look grimy or . Don't believe anything to the contrary.

flow about beginning the day with a glass of water? Add a little lemon juice if you wish. Some of the best authorities on hygiene recommend a pinch of salt in this first morning :,ass of water as an elimination ex- . Try it if you are one of the constipation victims. Try something, so that elimination will be a regular morning duty with you. That's the quickest way known to achieve a clear skin and a bright eye. Drink a glass of water when you sit down at the table. Another when you have fin- ished the meal. Water isn't hard to take at this time of year.

Eat fruits and vegetables. You cer- tainly can enjoy the grandest kind of salads these days. Make your noon- day meal of them. It will help your figure along with your face. Cut down on the foods at dinnertime, ex- cept for the big plate of salad again. This all helps the sluggish intestinal tract. Any physician will tell you that persons with oily skin and black- head trouble almost always are in need of just this internal cleaning up and better regulation.

It sounds rather trite, I know, to hear fruits and vegetables recoin- mended so much, but they re what s good for sweeping the intestinal tract clean. Eat a little bran for breakfast for this purpose. It isn't bad with brown sugar and milk. Eat figs, dates, oranges. . radishes. and aDoles.